In this webinar we will discuss the best ways to create a system which effectively disseminates new and valuable health information: things like the very MineFit materials you enjoy as a member of the IMA-MA. Please join us to review MineFit tangibles available for easy use on-site, online, in-office, and among your entire organization. Use triangulation to create a foolproof system which uses materials as employee amenities, not mandates, and guides your workers to protect their health and their future, 24/7. The webinar is perfect for (1)Plant Managers, (2) Heads of Health and Safety, and (3) you HR department to help thread together health and safety with wellness programming and ensure a sustainable worker.

The Toxic Substance Control Act has received a great deal of attention recently, with Congress passing the first major revision to the Act in 40 years early this summer. This summer is also important for compliance with TSCA’s existing Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) program, which requires companies that manufacture or import certain chemicals in excess of the applicable threshold to submit reports to EPA every four years. Reporting for the period from 2012-2016 is due by September 30, 2016. This Webinar will provide an overview of the CDR program with an emphasis on key factors for IMA members to consider in determining whether or not they are required to report. EPA has lowered the applicable thresholds for reporting so companies cannot simply assume they are not required to report this year because they haven’t reported in the past. The webinar will then provide an overview of the amendments to TSCA recently passed by Congress, focus on key aspects of the amendments that may impact IMA members, and highlight the opportunities to participate and shape EPA’s implementation of the amendments in the near future.

Presented by: Ben Machlis and Steven Barringer (Holland and Hart LLP)

Cost: $39/person for IMA members $69/person for non-members

* This webinar will be recorded and distributed along with all .PPTs to all registrants following the webinar

This afternoon, at 1pm EST The Wildlife Habitat Council is offering a complimentary webinar entitled, ​Why Bats Matter: Protection and Awareness Strategies. Given the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to list the Northern Long Eared Bat as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act in response to the negative impact of white nose syndrome on the bat population, this webinar may provide some insight into the decision as well as proactive solutions the industry may be able to implement. The webinar will be led by McKenzie Hall, NJ DEP, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program.

Are you benchmarking IT systems for your Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) and Sustainability Management programs? Join us for our webinar, Mining & EHS - A Compliance Case Study, on Wednesday March 30, at 2:00 EST. Led by our Associate Member Gensuite, this webinar will feature an integrated suite of award-winning, cloud-based Web applications for compliance, operational excellence, and risk management. Learn how to improve your EHS programs by utilizing some of the tools on the market including: intuitive interfaces, real-time data analytics and Mobile capabilities.

The webinar will use a case study to feature EHS compliance best practices of a leading silica mining and manufacturing company. Gensuite will share practical insights into how your peers in the mining and related industries are addressing MSHA and OSHA requirements, driving accountability throughout the enterprise, and improving compliance performance through the use of web-based systems with a suite of fully-integrated and mobile-enabled compliance and risk management tools. Learn how companies such as U.S. Silica, PotashCorp, Ingersoll Rand, and General Electric are engaging employees at all levels of the organization in driving EHS performance improvements and operational efficiencies.

On Friday, April 1st staff at IMA-NA would like to invite you to join us for First Friday’s Ask IMA.

Beginning in April, we will be hosting a monthly open call to update you on important issues and projects as well as taking any questions you may have for us. As the name indicates, First Friday’s Ask IMA will take place the first Friday of each month at 1:00 EST. We are excited to begin this new program to keep our conversation dynamic and interactive.

As technologies are improved and adapted for use in different sectors, more tools become available for the mining industry to continuously improve EHS at their operations. IMA-NA members are already industry leaders in Safety & Health, but its the desire to constantly improves that keeps us ahead of the rest of the industry. Aside from creating safe and healthy work environments, our members need to comply with what seem to be ever changing requirements and focus areas from OSHA and MSHA. Against the backdrop of tightening regulations and improved technological support systems, IMA-NA is happy to announce a webinar which will demonstrate some tools available to help coordinate EHS efforts. Led by IMA-NA Associate Member, Gensuite, we will explore an example of a web-based platform developed to make MSHA and OSHA compliance simpler.

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Gensuite will share practical insights into how your peers in the mining and related industries are addressing MSHA and OSHA requirements, driving accountability throughout the enterprise, and improving compliance performance through the use of web-based systems with a suite of fully-integrated and mobile-enabled compliance and risk management tools.

Learn how companies such as U.S. Silica, PotashCorp, Ingersoll Rand, and General Electric are engaging employees at all levels of the organization in driving EHS performance improvements and operational efficiencies.

Tomorrow at 2:00pm EST IMA-NA will be hosting our first Operations & Engineering focused webinar of 2016. Throughout the year IMA-NA will be expanding our webinar series to include not only Safety & Health topics but also topics on transportation, energy, legal, environmental, sustainability, fitness, and technology. We are excited to welcome our Associate Member, Volvo, as our expert on telematics. Senior Telematics Specialist, Hilton Wood will be presenting members with an outline of where telematics has been and where it is headed in the future. The webinar will demonstrate the ways in which you can maximize your usage of your fleet by leveraging current technologies to communicate information on the vehicles in your fleet. Please join us for our first Operations & Engineering focused webinar.

Next Thursday, February 11th at 2:00pm EST IMA-NA will be hosting our first Operations & Engineering focused webinar of 2016. Throughout the year IMA-NA will be expanding our webinar series to include not only Safety & Health topics but also topics on transportation, energy, legal, environmental, sustainability, fitness, and technology. We are excited to welcome our Associate Member, Volvo, as our expert on telematics. Senior Telematics Specialist, Hilton Wood will be presenting members with an outline of where telematics has been and where it is headed in the future. The webinar will demonstrate the ways in which you can maximize your usage of your fleet by leveraging current technologies to communicate information on the vehicles in your fleet. Please join us next week for our first Operations & Engineering focused webinar.

Tomorrow at 2pm, IMA-NA will be hosting our final webinar for 2014. IMA-NA is excited to be led by our own Adele Abrams in a webinar focused on fleet safety programs. Entitled, "Fleet Safety Programs: Reducing the Risk of Injury and Related Costs" the webinar will provide insight into ways employers can reduce the risks and subsequent costs related to your fleet programs. Over the course of the webinar Adele will discuss employer liability issues for accidents and injuries involving employees as well as proactive methods of effectively managing fleet safety and mitigating legal risk. Issues will include: tort liability, effective training for both regular and commercial drivers, distracted driving issues, and the standard of care for fleet safety established by the ANSI Z15 consensus standard. Please register for Adele's webinar by clicking here.

IMA-NA is hosting a webinar Tomorrow, October 22nd, at 2pm, entitled Ebola: Occupational Safety and Health Update. This webinar is very topical given the heightened level of awareness and concern in the U.S. regarding the Ebola situation and potential spread of infection. Dr. Connie Chuang, on behalf of SOMA, will be presenting current information about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and how the outbreak may impact incident response and infection control procedures for non-healthcare workplaces in the U.S. We encourage members who are concerned about the impact of the Ebola situation on their businesses and workplaces to participate in this timely webinar. If you have not yet registered but would like to attend this webinar click here.